Big bow headbands on very young children and babies can be a potentially fatal hazard.

That's the message from RoSPA after reports of a 14-month-old's death was shared tens of thousands of times online.

Leanne Willson, of Glasgow, took to Facebook to post a warning on behalf of her devastated friend whose 14-week-old baby is reported to have died after the bow slipped over her nose while she lay in a carry cot.

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"Post mortem revealed death due to suffocation asphyxiation. She wanted me to share for other new mums the danger some of these baby fashion accessories can have."

Leanne, from Glasgow, said her friend was 'utterly devastated' by the tragedy which happened after she left her baby Holly sleeping for 'only 30 minutes whilst she showered and changed and forgot to remove her headband'.